What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: L=0.765 INCH CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE AT FR69 + 4.5 INCHES AND STR 23R. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE IAW SRM A321 51-42-11-801 AND DRAWING D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2021
- Submitted
- June 28, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N140AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6667
- Aircraft time
- 18,105 hours, 6,736 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D53471124203
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frms 69-70 S23r
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.